The perception analysis of computer crimes with respect to socio-cultural levels

In this study, it was analyzed the changes in the perception of computer crimes with respect to the demographic factors. It aims at measuring how the individuals evaluate the actions, which are accepted as informatics crimes in different countries and legal systems, on moral and legal grounds. In this study we employed survey method as our research methodology. The questionnaires were applied on the academic staff and students of the six different departments of Başkent University.The questionnaire involved four different parts, including demographics, technology involvement, the evaluation of computer crimes according to the intensiveness of the crime, and the evaluation of activities with respect to moral and legal frameworks. The results were grouped according to the demographic variables, the field of education, and the academic positions. They were evaluated by the implementation of cross-table analysis.The findings enabled us to analyze and evaluate the general perception level with regard to computer crimes as well as the meaningful differences between varying groups.